Post by Del Snavely on Nov 13, 2009 11:39:29 GMT -6
Dear Representative,
I am Del Snavely, Founder and President of The Medical Cannabis Association of North Dakota (MCAND). I am writing to you on behalf of those who need your help and have no voice or are afraid to speak out in North Dakota.
As you are surely aware, we have been waging a WAR on Drugs in this country for the past 35 if not 70 years. This WAR has created many casualties on both sides for decades but has taken a very real toll on those who are innocent victims of circumstance. As with any WAR, we should remove the sick and ailing from harms way and keep them safe, from the battles of this WAR that has been raging that many say is a failure.
I am sending to you a few information files about Medical Marijuana. The facts are overwhelming to the knowledgeable. I hope this information will shine some light on the science that has been suppressed for so long. There is a link to our web page where you may view videos of doctors, patients and scientists on the subject. I am also sending a Model Medical Marijuana Bill for your consideration. All files are in .PDF format.
This movement has made great strides in recent years only because this plant truly works as medicine for many ailments. We could have never gotten this far if this plant did not create the positive effects that it does with patients, considering the opposition.
As you may know, there are 12 states now that have legalized Medical Marijuana. These states are; Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. The laws these states have enacted have been working well for the most part. The only real problems have been making cannabis available to those who need it without them dealing with the black market and the DEA’s refusal to stop persecuting these sick and dieing people with draconian laws.
We here in North Dakota are a compassionate people. We care about our neighbors and do everything in our power to help the sick, ailing and dieing in this state as well as around the world. It is our hope at MCAND that you will pick up this torch of hope called Medical Marijuana and run with it to help save these ailing patients from “state” prosecution, thus virtually removing them from harms way in this failed WAR.
We appeal to your heart as well as your mind in protecting these people. We all know someone who has been stricken with cancer, MS, glaucoma, AIDS or who live every day with debilitating pain. All of who could benefit from Medical Marijuana and its proven medicinal properties as being the safest and least toxic drug on the planet. Those who need it should be allowed to have it without the fear of prosecution. It’s bad enough to be sick without the worry that the medicine that does you the most good could get you thrown in jail.
We appeal to you to allow your humanity and compassion to prevail over your fear in this case. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Del Snavely
I am Del Snavely, Founder and President of The Medical Cannabis Association of North Dakota (MCAND). I am writing to you on behalf of those who need your help and have no voice or are afraid to speak out in North Dakota.
As you are surely aware, we have been waging a WAR on Drugs in this country for the past 35 if not 70 years. This WAR has created many casualties on both sides for decades but has taken a very real toll on those who are innocent victims of circumstance. As with any WAR, we should remove the sick and ailing from harms way and keep them safe, from the battles of this WAR that has been raging that many say is a failure.
I am sending to you a few information files about Medical Marijuana. The facts are overwhelming to the knowledgeable. I hope this information will shine some light on the science that has been suppressed for so long. There is a link to our web page where you may view videos of doctors, patients and scientists on the subject. I am also sending a Model Medical Marijuana Bill for your consideration. All files are in .PDF format.
This movement has made great strides in recent years only because this plant truly works as medicine for many ailments. We could have never gotten this far if this plant did not create the positive effects that it does with patients, considering the opposition.
As you may know, there are 12 states now that have legalized Medical Marijuana. These states are; Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. The laws these states have enacted have been working well for the most part. The only real problems have been making cannabis available to those who need it without them dealing with the black market and the DEA’s refusal to stop persecuting these sick and dieing people with draconian laws.
We here in North Dakota are a compassionate people. We care about our neighbors and do everything in our power to help the sick, ailing and dieing in this state as well as around the world. It is our hope at MCAND that you will pick up this torch of hope called Medical Marijuana and run with it to help save these ailing patients from “state” prosecution, thus virtually removing them from harms way in this failed WAR.
We appeal to your heart as well as your mind in protecting these people. We all know someone who has been stricken with cancer, MS, glaucoma, AIDS or who live every day with debilitating pain. All of who could benefit from Medical Marijuana and its proven medicinal properties as being the safest and least toxic drug on the planet. Those who need it should be allowed to have it without the fear of prosecution. It’s bad enough to be sick without the worry that the medicine that does you the most good could get you thrown in jail.
We appeal to you to allow your humanity and compassion to prevail over your fear in this case. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Del Snavely
